Knowing your health plan can help you save money and avoid surprise expenses. Understanding in-network vs. out-of-network providers is key to learning how your health plan works. The providers you see ...

Last winter, Amber Wingler started getting a series of increasingly urgent messages from her local hospital in Columbia, Missouri, letting her know her family's health care might soon be upended. MU ...

Executive SummaryThere is no more controversial issue in the outpatient market today than out-of-network billing. It is important to understand the risks as well as the benefits for your ambulatory ...

In the intricate web of the modern healthcare industry, the term “out-of-network” has become somewhat synonymous with confusion and uncertainty for both patients and providers. The nature of ...

In August of 2024, a trial court in California dismissed a price-fixing claim in Verity Health System of California, Inc. v. MultiPlan Corporation. MultiPlan, a provider of health care data analytics, ...

(WSAW) - The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is answering questions still facing some patients in central Wisconsin. Following coverage of confusion as Aspirus sent letters to patients and ...

It was the first day of her family’s vacation in the San Juan Islands last June when Danielle Laskey, who was 26 weeks pregnant, thought she was leaking amniotic fluid. A registered nurse, Laskey ...

Contract showdowns between hospital systems and health insurers are happening more often, and patients are caught in the middle. In recent months, disputes over expiring contracts have led to tens of ...

CareOregon, the largest Medicaid provider in the state, will soon stop covering mental health and substance use treatment from out-of-network providers. Coverage will will end on Oct. 1 for Medicaid ...

Baptist Health's hospitals, clinics and rehabilitation centers across Arkansas have been out of network with UnitedHealthcare insurance plans since Monday, as the two sides failed to reach a new ...

Health insurance is a headache, so much so that students may avoid health care on campus entirely. Two Ohio State students opted to travel home to California and Washington, D.C. for costly care to ...

As Brian Nowlin walked out of his yearly physical earlier this month, the staff at his doctor’s office handed him a flyer. Beginning in January, the flyer informed him, his Blue Cross and Blue Shield ...